WHA game summary from March 11, 1976
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston Aeros (42-24-0) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 San Diego Mariners (33-30-4) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1: SD , Bob Dobek 1 (Don Burgess, Brian Morenz), 4:00
SD , Brian Morenz 6 (Brent Hughes), 8:48
HOU, Marty Howe 9 (Larry Lund, Andre Hinse), 15:24
SD , Norm Ferguson 31 (Ray Adduono), 15:55
2: SD , Kevin Devine 18 (Joe Noris, Alec Tidey), 17:41
3: no scoring
Penalties:
1: Alec Tidey, SD 5:57
John Schella, HOU 12:29
Gene Peacosh, SD 12:29
Kevin Morrison, SD 18:28
2: John Schella, HOU 5:57
Larry Hale, HOU 13:06
3: John Schella, HOU 11:49
Wayne Rivers, SD 13:02
Ted Taylor, HOU 17:55
Ray Adduono, SD 19:46
Penalty time: HOU: 10 minutes
SD : 10 minutes
| HOU Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Howe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Lund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andre Hinse | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Schella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Larry Hale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ted Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SD Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Morenz | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Devine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norm Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Dobek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alec Tidey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ray Adduono | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Joe Noris | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Brent Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Don Burgess | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gene Peacosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Wayne Rivers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Shots: HOU: 7-11-13-31
SD : 14-12- 7-33
Goalies: HOU: Ron Grahame (L, 30-15-0)
SD : Ernie Wakely (W, 32-15-2)
Attendance: 6,969